The Everyday Life In The Victorian Era

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We spend our everyday life in a constant routine, most of the time without ever making changes. This may include our justice system, sports, and our dress. Other countries do have a twist on their version of society and certainly England was a “source of inspiration,” according to an article by Nagel, for those searching how everyday life in the Victorian era was different. Typically no one questions this, but have you ever wondered what life in the Victorian era was like, or maybe if it was just like ours? As the Victorian justice system was still in works, numerous murder cases went unsolved and the police continued to battle to reduce crime. One of the biggest cases London police ever took on during the Victorian era was the Ripper homicides, …show more content…

In their spare time they would often play soccer in the streets which was the first sighting of soccer or “football” in London and soon the church’s started a team when it was getting attention. Soccer was an arising sport, it was growing fast and it soon became an official sport for the public schools of England. The football association was established in October of 1863 and a set of 13 rules has now shaped the way we play soccer to this day. Another popular sport of England is Cricket, which has been around since as early as 1744. The first “official test match wasn’t until 1877 when Australia beat England in Melbourne.” The great icon of Victorian cricket was the legendary Dr. WG Grace who was a medical doctor from Bristol. Cricket was a sport for the gentlemen or “amateurs” of England usually from the working class and played with a bat and a ball. These two sports were the most popular of England during the Victorian era, because the working class men wanted something to pass time on their breaks and it brought these men a lot of